Coldplay

We had a rare 'family outing' last night when the five of us headed off to the Acer Arena to see Coldplay - the first of 4 shows they are playing in Sydney. It's unusual to find a band that we would all enjoy, which is probably why the music critics like bashing Coldplay's music, but they can certainly draw in the crowds, which must be doing something right!

The evening traffic wasn't too bad until the got nearer to the venue when we had some queuing and we found out seats halfway through the first support band. We were seated on the front row of the balcony, so quite high up but a good view of the stage. The girls would have preferred to be on the floor of the arena but they had to stick with the 'oldies'.

There was a second support band and then a good build-up for the entry of Coldplay which got the packed arena off to an enthusiastic start. The whole show was excellent, very slick performance from the four band members and some great music and lighting. At one point they all left the main stage and stood on a small stage in the seating area right below where we were sitting to perform some acoustic songs.

This is the review of the show from the Sydney Morning Herald.

The girls took plenty of photos and videos from the show, with a couple below: